Top Trump official touts how DC makeover is proof America is rejecting 'decline by choice'

Interior Secretary Doug Burgum defends Trump’s infrastructure initiatives in Washington, D.C., highlighting restored memorials, graffiti removal, and crime reduction as proof of combating decline. Projects include a $14.7 million Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool restoration and a $400 million White House ballroom, with the Department of the Interior citing 510 graffiti removals and 1,301 bench rehabilitations.